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Hey guys and gals, how are ya’ll doing?
I thought I’d write a quick bit today, as the video project I started… fell through. I was all set for making a video on this project I wrote about on Defiance, but there just wasn’t a way for me to shoot it here at home. Cramped and dimly lit, I gave it up and decided to write about it instead.

I made this here at home and not at my “shop”. Not really a shop, but where I keep my tools. All I used for this one is a jigsaw and a very small band saw, apart from my drill of course. The entry table is very simple and takes little to complete. However, at first I was at a loss as to how to join the parts that were already cut. I don’t have the means to do mortise and tenon and I had never really considered pocket holes until now. I spend A LOT of hours on YouTube and I have seen loads of videos covering Kreg pocket hole jigs. I don’t know why, but I have been under the impression that pocket holes are, less than adequate. Decisions, decisions… Norway feels like the middle ages at times. Tools, materials and so much more, not available or only available through lengthy imports from eBay and the likes.

I did a bit of Google’ing and actually found a retailer only an hours drive away. I called ahead to make sure I didn’t drive for nothing, and he was getting a new shipment that same day. I ended up getting the Kreg R3, which seemed to fit my needs just well. I bought screws, but man.. those Kreg screws are expensive over here. I figured I could find adequate screws in one of our warehouses (and I was right) so I have plenty of different length screws.

So, in conclusion… I don’t know why I was so hesitant to try pocket holes, as my experience now is they are easy, durable and has a place in woodworking.